Overcome the challenges of cancer care : how to avoid pitfalls on the path to healing

Summary: "A friendly, easy-to-read guide for cancer patients and their loved ones when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This book will help patients, loved ones, friends and family recognize the pitfalls of a cancer diagnosis and how to avoid them to get the best care possible during their cancer journey"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781538134221
ISBN: 1538134225
ISBN: 9781538134238
Physical Description: print
x, 169 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Cancer 101 -- The biology of cancer -- How cancer is diagnosed -- The emotional toll of cancer -- Deciding on goals and treatment -- Surgery -- Chemotherapy -- Radiation therapy -- The future of cancer care : immunotherapy, the gray zone, and clinical trials -- Integrative medicine : caring for the whole person -- Palliative care and hospice : increasing comfort -- Lifestyle changes to improve quality of life and outcomes -- Tips for significant others -- Survivorship -- Healthcare providers entering oncology -- Closing comments -- Breast cancer : 10 questions to ask -- Prostate cancer : 10 questions to ask -- Colorectal cancer : 10 questions to ask -- Lung cancer : 10 questions to ask -- The ten common mistakes patients make.